Thrift shops are a great resource for donating or buying used clothing.

Recycling unwanted clothing reduces landfill waste as well as the amount of resources needed to produce new clothing. It also lessens the waste produced by the manufacturing process — clothing scraps end up in the landfill, too. Used clothing can be donated, sold or disassembled for the fabric.

#2 – Environmental Benefits

There are multiple environmental benefits associated with recycling clothing. It reduces the amount of pesticides used in growing cotton or to make fabrics from petroleum sources and the water needed to dye fabrics, and cuts down on the pollutants, greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds released into the water and air from manufacturing processes. — from Earth911: Facts About Clothes

Thrift shops are a great resource for donating or buying used clothing.

Recycling unwanted clothing reduces landfill waste as well as the amount of resources needed to produce new clothing. It also lessens the waste produced by the manufacturing process — clothing scraps end up in the landfill, too. Used clothing can be donated, sold or disassembled for the fabric.

#1. Discarded Clothing

Americans discard an estimated 65-68 pounds of clothing a year, while buying only 10 pounds of recycled clothes. In 2006, 2.5 billion pounds of fabric were kept from the landfills by used-clothing purchases (see References 4). Yet about 99 percent of what is thrown away can be recycled. Clothing and household textiles, consisting of fabrics such as cotton, polyester, nylon and rayon, make up almost 5 percent of the total garbage in landfills. – Charter Recycling: Recycling Facts

Personally, I Hate Waste.

I’m not a hoarder but I do try to pass on anything I still can find a good value in. We take almost anything in donations, as long as it’s Clean. We can’t sell most damaged clothing but we do pass them along to those who can, whenever possible. Some Highly Desirable items that we can still resell are Men’s Work Clothes – the kind you can and will, get dirty in. Jeans, dickies, dockers etc, especially in darker colors, are still sold with moderate defects like small holes, hem frayed and minor stains – for a moderate price.

We also try to find people to use our winter weather items also. This year, nearly 1,000 cold weather items were sent to New Mexico to be given out at a homeless shelter. A donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, paid a small sum and the actual Shipping Costs related. That made us All feel warm & fuzzy – pun intended

Did you know that Thrift stores no longer receive the volume of clothing donations they used to? Why do you think that is so?

Thrift Store Fun: 5 Reasons to Shop at a Thrift Store

For people who favor shopping malls and department stores, a Thrift Store may be a little scary. After all, the clothing items are used and there’s no telling who wore them or what they were doing when they did so. The fact is the clothes in thrift stores are all inspected to make sure they’re in good enough shape to go on the rack, so you don’t need to worry about threadbare or tattered items. Thrift stores also offer a bounty of second hand furniture, toys and games, old records and appliances.

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we’ve got five more reasons to try out your local thrift store.

#1 Money Savings

If you’re looking for a good reason to shop at a Thrift Store, look no further than your pocket book. Everyone knows you can find great deals on clothing, toys, games, small appliances and furniture. Many thrift stores even offer further reduced savings on certain days of the week. So that vintage suit that’s in amazing shape and priced at $8 might only cost your $4 on a Wednesday. Even without further discounts, a thrift store is a great place to outfit that first apartment or dorm room on the cheap. Check Back next Friday for 4 more reasons to try out your local thrift store!